Carefusion 211 Inc dba Carefusion recalls AVEA Standard with Compressor ventilator-refurbished, R17312-xx (xx = 0-14) A continuous ventilator intended to mechani…

Recall date

May 17, 2016

Source

U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) — enforcement report

Recall number

Z-1893-2016

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

Carefusion 211 Inc dba Carefusion

Sold / distributed

Worldwide Distribution - US (Nationwide) and the countries of Australia, Hungary, Paraguay, Belgium, Indonesia, Philippines, Bolivia, Ireland, Poland, Bermuda, India, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Japan, Singapore, Chile, Jordon, South Africa, China, Kuwait, Taiwan, Ecuador, Malaysia, Thailand, Egypt, Mexi…

Why it was recalled

CareFusion has identified a potential risk associated with AVEA Ventilator caused by an incorrect F1 fuse on the AVEA Ventilator Transducer Communication Alarm (TCA) Board which may fail/blow, causing loss of power to the User Interface Module (UIM).

Class I is the FDA’s most serious recall level: there is a reasonable probability that using this product will cause serious harm or death.

What was recalled

AVEA Standard with Compressor ventilator-refurbished, R17312-xx (xx = 0-14) A continuous ventilator intended to mechanically control or assist broad spectrum patient breathing by delivering a predetermined percentage of oxygen in the breathing gas.